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slave

noun verb

A person who is owned by someone

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

sleɪv

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A person who is owned by someone

noun

  1. Someone who works as hard as a slave

noun

  1. Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person

    “A slave to fashion”

verb

  1. Work very hard, like a slave

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Example Sentences

A slave to fashion
A slave to cocaine
His mother was his abject slave

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